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湖北省黄冈市高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精练5
湖北黄冈市2020高考英语阅读理解精练(5)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Themulti-millionpoundnewLibraryofBirmingham(LoB)willbethemostvisiblesignofthewaythecityisacceptingthedigitalization(数字化)ofeverydaylife.
Settoopenin2020,the£188mLoBisalreadybeginningtotakeshapenexttotheBirminghamRepertoryTheatre,withwhichitwillsharesomeequipment.
Asdigitalmedia(媒介)isimportanttoits_idea,theprojectisalreadyprovidingchancesforsomeofthemanysmallnewlocalcompaniesworkingatthenewtechnologies.
BrianGambles,theLoBprojectdirector,saysitisaboutgivingpeopletherighttoolsforlearning:
“Theaimistomixthephysicalwiththedigital,providing24-hourserviceswhichcanbeusedthroughmanydifferentways.Itisimportanttoenableustoreachmorepeople,moreeffectively.”
Thedigitallibrarywill,hesays,beasimportantasthephysicalone,allowingthedistantuseoftheservices,makingsurethatitisneverclosedtothepublic.
EvenbeforetheLoBiscomplete,thepublichasbeenabletogoonlinetovisittheVirtual(虚拟的)LoB,designedbyBaden,theBirminghamvirtualworldsspecialists.NotonlyhavethepublicbeenabletolearnabouttheLoB,butthevirtualonehasalsoenabledthoseworkingontheLoBtounderstandthebuildingandhowitwillworkbeforeitevenopens.
TwoothersmallBirmingham-baseddigitalcompaniesarealsoworkingontheLoBprojects.Substrat,adigitaldesigncompany,isdevelopingwhatitcallsanexampleofan“enlargedreality”project.Itisabouttheuseofanexcitingsmartphone,animportantpartoftheLoBwhichisintheearlystagesofdevelopment.AndThePeople'sArchiveisanonlinelibraryofhistoricalfiguresofthecitybeingbuiltupbyadigitalcontentcompanyinCahoots,inwhichuserswillbeencouragedtoaddtoandcommentonthematerial.
Gamblessays:
“Technologywillenableustomakethelibrary'scontentandservicesopentocitizensasneverbefore”
【语篇解读】本文是一则新闻报道。
即将落成的LibraryofBirmingham(LoB)将是伯明翰市接受日常生活数字化的标志。
1.Theunderlinedpart“itsidea”inParagraph3referstotheideaof________.
A.theequipmentB.theproject
C.thedigitalmediaD.thephysicallibrary
解析 词义猜测题。
第三段中的“theproject”指的是文章中出现的“theLoBproject”,结合画线部分的上下文语境可知此处讲的是数字媒体对这个项目很重要,所以B项正确。
答案 B
2.WhilevisitingtheVirtualLoB,thepubliccan________.
A.getageneralideaoftheLoB
B.meetmanyworld-famousexperts
C.learnhowtoputupalibrarybuilding
D.understandhowthespecialistsworkontheproject
解析 细节理解题。
根据第六段中的“NotonlyhavethepublicbeenabletolearnabouttheLoB...”可知,公众访问虚拟LoB可了解LoB的大体情况。
答案 A
3.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheLoBwhenitopens?
A.a,b,dB.a,c,eC.b,c,dD.b,d,e
解析 推理判断题。
根据第四段内容可知a、b两项正确,e项错误;根据倒数第二段的第二、三句可知c项错误;由倒数第二段的最后一句可知d项正确。
故选A项。
答案 A
4.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom________.
A.acomputerbookB.alibraryguide
C.aprojecthandbookD.anewspaperreport
解析 推理判断题。
文章主要介绍了即将落成的LibraryofBirmingham(LoB)的相关情况,最有可能是一则新闻报道。
答案 D。
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Plantsarefloweringfasterthanscientistspredicted(预测)inreactiontoclimatechange,whichcouldhavelongdamagingeffectsonfoodchainsandecosystems.
Globalwarmingishavingagreateffectonhundredsofplantandanimalspeciesaroundtheworld,changingsomelivingpatterns,scientistssay.
Increasedcarbondioxide(CO2)intheairfromburningcoalandoilcanhaveaneffectonhowplantsproduceoxygen,whilehighertemperaturesandchangeablerainfallpatternscanchangetheirpatternsofgrowth.
“Predictingspecies’reactiontoclimatechangeisamajorchallengeinecology,”saidtheresearchersofseveralU.S.universities.Theysaidplantshadbeenthekeyobjectofstudybecausetheirreactiontoclimatechangecouldhaveaneffectonfoodchainsandecosystemservices.
Thestudy,publishedontheNaturewebsite,usesthefindingsfromplantlifecyclestudiesandexperimentsacrossfourcontinentsand1,634species.Itfoundthatsomeexperimentshadunderestimated(低估)thespeedoffloweringby8.5timesandleafingby4times.
“Acrossallspecies,theexperimentsunder-predictedthespeedoftheadvance—forbothleafingandflowering—thatresultsfromtemperatureincreases,”thestudysaid.
Thedesignoffutureexperimentsmayneedtobeimprovedtobetterpredicthowplantswillreacttoclimatechange,itsaid.
PlantsarenecessaryforlifeontheEarth.Theyarethebaseofthefoodchain,usingphotosynthesis(光合作用)toproducesugarfromcarbondioxideandwater.Theyletoutoxygenwhichisneededbynearlyeveryorganismontheplanet.
Scientistsbelievetheworld’saveragetemperaturehasrisenbyabout0.8℃since1900,andnearly0.2℃everytenyearssince1979.
Sofar,effortstocutemissions(排放)ofplanet-warminggreenhousegasesarenotseenasenoughtopreventtheEarthheatingupbeyond2℃thiscentury—apointscientistssaywillbringthedangerofachangeableclimateinwhichweatherextremesarecommon,leadingtodrought,floods,cropfailuresandrisingsealevels.
1.WhatisthekeyinformationtheauthorwantstogiveinParagraph1?
A.Plants’reactiontoweathercouldhavedamagingeffectsonecosystems.
B.Theincreasingspeedoffloweringisbeyondscientists’expectation.
C.Climatechangeleadstothechangeoffoodproductionpatterns.
D.Foodchainshavebeenseriouslydamagedbecauseofweather.
2.WecanlearnfromthestudypublishedontheNaturewebsitethat .
A.plants’floweringis8.5timesfasterthanleafing
B.thereare1,634plantspeciesonthefourcontinents
C.scientistsshouldimprovethedesignoftheexperiments
D.theexperimentsfailedtopredicthowplantsreacttoclimatechange
3.Scientistspayspecialattentiontothestudyofplantsbecause .
A.theycanprovetheclimatechangeclearly
B.theyareveryimportantinthefoodchains
C.theyplayaleadingroleinreducingglobalwarming
D.theyaregrowingandfloweringmuchfasterthanbefore
4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsabouttheworld’stemperature?
A.Ithasrisennearly0.2℃since1979.
B.Itschangewillleadtoweatherextremes.
C.Itis0.8℃higherin1979thanthatof1900.
D.Itneedstobecontrolledwithin2℃inthiscentury.
【参考答案】1—4、BCBD
2020高考训练题。
阅读理解。
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Fiveyearsago,DavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.“Iwasaclothesaddict.”hejokes.“IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled.”TodayDavidwearscasualclothes—khakipantsandasportsshirt—totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsanecktie.“Iamworkingharderthanever.”Davidsays,“andIneedtofeelcomfortable.”
Moreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestowork.IntheUnitedStates,thechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990s,manycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFriday(butonlyonFriday).Thisbecameknownas“dress-downFriday”or“casualFriday”.“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.”saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.
Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?
Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscode.”“Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforwork,”saystheownerofasoftwarecompany,“soit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservative(保守的)dresscode.”Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany,85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemorale(心境,士气).Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeinfluenceonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.“Suitsareexpensive,ifyouhavetowearoneeveryday,”onepersonsaid.“Forthesameamountofmoney,youcanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.”
1.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen“aclothesaddict,”because________.
A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirt
B.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearance
C.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetime
D.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes
2.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnow,because__________.
A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworking
B.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothes
C.helookshandsomeincasualclothes
D.henolongerworksforanycompany
3.Inthispassage,thefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedEXCEPT__________.
A.savingemployees’moneyB.makingemployeesmoreattractive
C.improvingemployees’motivationD.makingemployeeshappier
参考答案1—3CAB
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
America'sTop4TouristAttractions
Belowyou'llfindthemostpopulartravelandvacationdestinationsintheUS.
1.TimesSquare,NewYorkCity
ThisManhattancrossroadsofcommerceisthetopspotonourlist,thankstoincreasingvisitorstotheBigApplein2020despitetheeconomicturndown.Accordingtostatistics,“80%ofvisitorstoNYCmakeitapointtovisitTimesSquare.”TotalNYCvisitslastyearwere47million,givingusanestimateof37.6milliontravelersthroughthe“CrossroadsoftheWorld”.
2.TheLasVegasStrip,Nev.
The“NeonTrail”thatmakesuptheheartofSinCityisalsopartofthefederalgovernment'sNationalScenicBywaysProgram,whichdesignatesroadsbasedon“archeological,cultural,historic,natural,recreationalandscenicqualities”.HardtosaywhichofthesequalitiesbestdescribesVegas,butwecandisqualify“natural”.Lastyear,totalvisitorstoLasVegasnumbered37.5